Ecobreves – MEXICO: Nudist Resort Destroys Mangrove

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MEXICO CITY, May 11 2009 (IPS) - Residents of Marquelia, a coastal town of some 15,000 people in the southwestern Mexican state of Guerrero, have complained that municipal authorities allowed the destruction of mangrove forests in an area where a nudist resort is to be built. “Workers cut down the mangroves and other trees to build a road, and they are continuing with this project. We are poor, but we have enough, and we don't want nudists,” Marquelia resident Sofía Martínez told Tierramérica.

The municipality will spend 370,000 dollars on a private nudist tourism complex, with hotels and restaurants, along 11 kilometers of beach. The company that will own the complex is not yet known.

The Federal Environmental Prosecutor inspected the area in March and April, and warned that it could shut down the project because it does have permits or environmental impact studies.